2026 A. K. Oppenheim: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	35	2656	937	225	4902

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

2656

937

225

4902

Best Publications

Experimental observations of the transition to detonation in an explosive gas

Unknown

361
Citations
Numerical modelling of turbulent flow in a combustion tunnel

A. F. Ghoniem;A. J. Chorin;A. K. Oppenheim

262
Citations
Mechanism of Instabilities in Turbulent Combustion Leading to Flashback

J. O. Keller;L. Vaneveld;D. Korschelt;G. L. Hubbard

224
Citations
Autoignition in methanehydrogen mixtures

R.K. Cheng;A.K. Oppenheim

215
Citations
On the shock-induced ignition of explosive gases

Unknown

193
Citations
Auto-ignition of hydrocarbons behind reflected shock waves

Unknown

175
Citations
On the inadequacy of gasdynamic processes for triggering the transition to detonation

Unknown

122
Citations
Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics

Unknown

117
Citations
Experiments in Gasdynamics of Explosions

Unknown

115
Citations
Enhanced Ignition for I. C. Engines with Premixed Gases

Unknown

108
Citations
Dynamic features of combustion

Unknown

108
Citations
On the influence of non-steadiness on the thickness of the detonation wave

Unknown

106
Citations
Dynamic effects of autoignition centers for hydrogen and C1,2-hydrocarbon fuels

Andrew E. Lutz;Robert J. Kee;James A. Miller;Harray A. Dwyer

102
Citations
Ignition by plasma jet

Unknown

99
Citations
Radiation Analysis by the Network Method

Unknown

97
Citations
Effects of internal heat transfer on the structure of self-similar blast waves

A. F. Ghoniem;M. M. Kamel;S. A. Berger;A. K. Oppenheim

86
Citations
Combustion by Pulsed Jet Plumes - Key to Controlled Combustion Engines

Unknown

68
Citations
The Engineering Radiation Problem ‐ an example of the interaction between engineering and mathematics

Unknown

66
Citations
Generalized Theory of Convective Heat Transfer in a Free-Molecule Flow

Unknown

65
Citations
Introduction to Gasdynamics of Explosions

Unknown

63
Citations

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